Washing-machine



(No Model.)

A. SCHLINGMAN.

l WASHING MACHINE. No. 429,870. Patented 3 10,1890.

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ADOLIH SCHLINGMAN, OF WEST ALEXANDRIA, OHIO.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,870, dated June 10,1890.

Application tiled March 13, 1890.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH SCHLINGMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at West Alexandria, in the county of Preble and State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention hasrelation to improvements in washing-machines of thatclass employing abed composed of a series of loosely-journaled rolls anda superimposed revolving roller.

The objects of the invention are to improve the manner of journaling theseries of rolls, whereby the life of the bearings is lengthened andtherefore the durability and efficiency of the machine increased;furthermore, to provide means for adjusting the suds-box, so that thesame may assume a perfectly-horizontal position regardless of anyinequalities of the iioor or base upon which it stands.

With the above general objects in view the invention consists in certainfeatures of construction hereinafter specified, and particularly pointedout in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1- is a plan view of a washing-machineconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transversesection of a machine. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig. 4 is a partialside elevation. Fig. 5 is a detail in section of one of the joints ofthe rollers. Fig. 6 is a detail in vertical section on the line of Fig.4.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the igures of thedrawings.

The suds-box 1 is of rectangular or other shape, and is provided nearits opposite ends and upon its bottom with transverse cleats 2,terminating at opposite sides of the suds-boX and beyond the side wallsof the same in reduced tenons or bearings 3.

4 represents opposite pairs of supporting legs, which are provided neartheir upper ends with openings 5 to receive the reduced tenons 3. Eachpair of legs 4 is connected near their lower ends by a rung 6 and neartheir upper ends and resting against the bottom by a cross cleat or bar7, the ends of which are let into the edges of thelegs. S0 far as thusconstructed one pair of legs is the duplicate of the other, and one pairis secured by screws 8 permanently to the side serai No. 643,717. (Nomodel.)

walls of the suds-box. The opposite pair of legs is provided with curvedslots 9, which register with an opening l0, formed in the side walls ofthe suds-boX, said opening being rectangular, and' inserted through theopening and slot is a threaded bolt 11, the square shoulder 12 of whichrests within the squared opening, and the threaded end of said boltpasses through the opening and slot -6o and outside of the leg isprovided with a Washer 12 and a thumb-screw 13. The crosscleat 7 in thepivoted pair of legs is arranged a slight distance below the bottom ofthe suds-bor, so that a slight movement is permitted for the legs uponthe reduced tenons. In this manner it will be apparent that allinequalities or inclinations of the floor or other base upon which themachine is mounted may be compensated for and the suds-box 7o maintainedin a perfectly-horizontal position, thus maintaining the water in thesuds-box upon a level.

14 represents opposite side bars mounted in the bottom of the suds-boxand connected upon their under sides by cross-strips 15,the side barsand strips combining to form a roller-frame, and mounted upon a seriesof coiled springs 16, secured to the bottom of the suds-box.

Between the side bars 14 there is mounted a series of loose rollers 17,and journaled in bearings 18 above said frame is a revoluble roller 19,the shaft of which is provided at one side and without the boX with thesmall 8 5 pinion 20, driven by and meshing with a large gear 21, mountedupon a stub-shaft 22, which also carries and has fixed thereupon aseries of radiating arms 28, by which the shaft and gear may be rotated.

The manner of constructing the bearings for the loose rollers 17 is bestillustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and is as follows: At a point inthe bottom of the strips 14, in which it is desired to form thebearing-open- 95 ings for the reception of the reduced ends 24 of theloose rollers 17 ,I form a cylindrical or other shaped recess 25, and inthe same insert a snugly-fitting plug 26, agreeing in shape with therecess, which plug is preferably formed rco of hard wood, so that thegrain of the plug and that of the side bars are at a right angle to eachother. I then bore the bearing-openings 28, so that they extend directlythrough the plug in a transverse manner and also through the side bars.By this it will be ohserved that the grain of the wood within thebearings is presented at two different angles to the revolving shaft ofthe roller, whereby the durability of the bearings is greatly increased,as will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In awashing-machine of the class described, the combination, with theopposite side bars 14, the bottoms of Which are pro vided with a seriesof recesses 25 and with plugs of hard wood, the grain ot which is at anangle to the grain of the side bars, and perforations formed in the sidebars and passing transversely through the plugs, of the series ofrollers 17, having the reduced ends or spindles 2-1 mounted in thebearings, substantially as specified.

2. In a washing-machine, the combination, with a suds-box and a pair oflegs for supporting one end of the same, said box being provided withopposite openings in its side walls, of a threaded bolt mounted in eachof the openings, opposite legs provided near their upper ends withcurved slots for the reception of the bolts and below said bolts withperforations, a cleat secured to the bottom of the box and provided withreduced ends entering the perforations and serving as a pivot-bearingfor the legs, a washer and thumb-screw mounted on eaeh of the bolts, anda barconnecting the legs and adapted to limit the movement of the sameby coming in Contact with the bottom of the suds-box, substantially asspecified.

3. The combination, with the suds-box of a washingmaehine having itsside walls provided with square openings, ot opposite pairs ot' legsprovided near their upper ends with openings, bearings projecting fromthe sides of the box near its opposite ends and entering the openings ofthe legs, which latter are provided above said openings with curvedslots, and the opposite threaded bolts 1l, passing through the curvedslots of the legs and provided with a thumb-nut 13, said bolts beingprovided near their rear ends with square portions 12, snugly fittingthe square openings in the side walls, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADOLPH SCIILINGMAN.

Vitnesses:

HERMAN Enianns, ADoLPH EDWARD SCHLINGMAN.

